suposição

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suppositiōnem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positiō (“position; theme”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.po.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [su.po.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.pu.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: su‧po‧si‧ção

Noun

suposição f (plural suposições)

  1. assumption; supposition (act of assuming or supposing something)
  2. assumption; supposition (the thing supposed)
    Synonyms: conjectura, hipótese
    Antonym: certeza
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